British American Tobacco p.l.c.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BTI · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
679
Institutional Holders
▲ 26 vs Q4
$8.78B
Total Inst. Value
▲ $1.74B vs Q4
2.16B
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 91.61%
212.30M
13F Shares Held
▲ 22.69M vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BTI largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS cigarettes | 61.35M | 2.77% | 2.77% | $2.54T | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 22.48M |
CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS cigarettes | 18.31M | 82.70% | 82.70% | $757.42B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 2.71M |
BLACKROCK, INC. cigarettes | 12.78M | 57.71% | 57.71% | $528.61B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 842.9K |
ORBIS ALLAN GRAY LTD cigarettes | 12.02M | 54.30% | 54.30% | $497.32B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.04M |
GQG PARTNERS LLC cigarettes | 9.60M | 43.35% | 43.35% | $397.09B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 3.59M |
FMR LLC cigarettes | 9.09M | 41.06% | 41.06% | $376.11B | May 12, 2025 | ▼ 1.14M |
MONDRIAN INVESTMENT PARTNERS LTD cigarettes | 5.46M | 24.67% | 24.67% | $225.95B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 775.0K |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC cigarettes | 4.87M | 21.98% | 21.98% | $201.29B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 489.5K |
MORGAN STANLEY cigarettes | 4.76M | 21.48% | 21.48% | $196.74B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 829.4K |
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ cigarettes | 3.96M | 17.90% | 17.90% | $163.95B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 434.1K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
28
Increased
+37.24M shares1
New Positions
first time holders20
Decreased
−9.64M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+27.60M
+37.24M / −9.64M
Net new holders
+9
1 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BTI insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
0
Buy transactions
1
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$38M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
No recent insider transactions reported.
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 9.8% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 8.39%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 81.79%.
The largest institutional shareholder of British American Tobacco p.l.c. is CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS, holding approximately 61.35 million shares — equal to 2.77% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 679 institutional investors currently hold BTI stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $8.78 billion as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BTI ownershipBritish American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 9.8% of shares. The largest shareholder is CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS with a 2.77% stake. Company insiders hold 8.39%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.